A well crafted police procedural,with an imaginative,competent,intelligent Swiss officer, Agnes Luthi,who finds herself embroiled in a murder. Lausanne is hosting a premier watch & jewelry trade show. Tensions run high as the traditional watch industry struggles against the new watch conglomerates.Will another murder occur? How involved is the private boys boarding school?Love this series.Sad that there are no more published.#porchlife

Slept lots, walked rectangles in my yard to 3/4 mile cause my body needed it. Not used to being a lay about! On antivirals, cough meds, Tylenol for covid symptoms. Quarantined until Saturday. Beautiful late afternoon, 70 degrees, slight breeze, blue sky with scattered clouds. Bird song,a few cars. In anticipation of opening this book. Love Ann Cleeve‘s books! #porchlife

I am really enjoying this police procedural set in the Swiss land of watchmakers. #porchlife #eveningchimes #AnAgnesLuthiMystery
I love that the protagonist name is Agnes- reminds me of my great aunt Agnes who helped my mom lots when we were growing up. She was deaf but could read lips like a trooper. I don‘t think she ever learned sign language but she could read & write so she got some education. Born in 1886, she died 90+ years later.

Today‘s read. I remember the first in this series as a pick, so when I found this in the library earlier this month, I grabbed it. #libraryfind #AnAgnesLuthiMystery #porchlife

I have been reading one essay at a time,and thoroughly enjoying each one.Her commentaries on her country (Myanmar),her culture, western influences,women, family, laundry(the Myanmar way) are funny, startling, informative,engaging, thought provoking…

#MarvelousMay #readathon #report #May14toMay15
Lost Among the Living-78 pp; People of the Book-66pp-I had to stop when in the middle of the Inquisition ch- although I knew all about its history, it was so well written that I felt like I was right there in that century & I felt nauseous… A Death in Seascape House- 3 ch. #audio; You‘ve Changed-20 pp; Fool Me Once-368 pp-the whole book.
Back to Work tomorrow…

This is also my #weeklyforecast
Last week I finished The Mystery of Mrs. Christie,The Bodies in the Library,The Lost Ancestor, and The Orange Lillies. Today I finished Fool Me Once,& Lost Among the Living. All the others I am in various stages. I did not read any of Orwell‘s Roses.

#sundaybuddyread #SimoneStJames #ghosts #supernatural #historicalfiction
I had to finish this today! The ending was just as surprising to me as I expected it would be. No review because I do not want to say anything to spoil our discussion next Sunday.

#porchlife #afternoonsnack #sundaybuddyread #SimoneStJames
I am excited to be finishing this up after today‘s discussion.

#messyheroine #secondchanceromancetrope

I needed an easy fun read tonight.
#marvelousmay #readathon

#DarkIcelandSeries #3 #blackout #NordicNoir
I love this series!The backdrop of Iceland with its snow, its bitter cold, its darkness, its long winter-then spring/summer with its brilliant,radiant light was mesmerizing & held me spellbound.A Classic whodunit,with many voices narrating,some time shifts,& an intricate plot,it felt like a labyrinth to me.All the varying threads did come together in the end. I am so glad their are 3 more in the series!

#porchlife #birdsong #chimes #peaceful

Reading on my porch- right now it‘s pleasant and cool. My cat Em woke me at 4:30! I could not go back to sleep so I have been busying myself in the house. Time for a reading break on my porch!

#coffeesndbooks

That first sip…☕️

Planning to join in this #MarvelousMay #readathon #2
Helps me feel organized, whether I am or not! I also enjoy reading participants posts. 😄📚
Littens join in the fun!

#anamcara #celticcircleofbelonging #naturespoetry

The Deer‘s Cry, one of the oldest Celtic prayers. The poetry of nature and the sublime.

Started this tonight. Brings me back in time to the siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War(1992-95). Judy Collins wrote and sang this haunting song:

https://youtu.be/46ss5p3KSps

The first essay,A Me by Any Other Name,is thought provoking.It is a lesson in the common repetition of names in Myanmar culture.The author herself is Pyae Pyae,while her given name is Pyae Moe Thet War. Moe has a connection to her Dad;Thet to her mom.War is from a palm reader,who got the name in the stars.It also explores the pressures she endured in HS to change her name to a Western,English name.She refused, wanting to preserve her culture.

A blessing by John O‘Donohue. #thinkpositivebepositive

#audiomystery #thislife #philosophy #sundaybuddyread #nonfiction #cozymystery #ancestry #geneology

Working on these books this week when I can, depending on work & my mood.

#Irishroots #IrishAmerican #ancestry

The author, a professor of English with a specialty in Irish American studies, & a traditional Irish storyteller or “seanchai”, has written about Ireland, its history, its people, its myths & its ancient traditions. This is a complement to Thomas Cahill‘s earlier book. Each section ends with an annotated bibliography, which I found invaluable.

#coffeeandbooks #coffeespot #FScottFitzgetald

On the bathroom wall in this lovely coffee shop.

😂😂A bit of humor by a police detective. 📚📚

#cofffeeandbooks #thecoffeespot 📚☕️
Local coffee shop in my town that encourages reading, drinking coffee, eating treats.Leisurely midday break.

This week I finished Seasonal Work,The Restoration of Celia Fairchild,&To the Grave.I started the audiobook,The Mystery of Mrs.Christie,& am still slowly reading Orwell‘s Roses.Both Lost Among the Living &This Life are buddy reads. Death in A Budapest Butterfly I plan to read during today‘s road trip to Kingston, NY for the opening soccer game we support, Hartford City Football Club. #hcfc #bookreport #sundaybuddyread #deadphilosopherssociety

I read 1 of the 12 short stories per day- no matter what the story I was continually surprised & at times, astonished at the outcomes. The author wrote these stories over a span of 12 years, & some had been previously published. They were all new to me, & kept me riveted. As the cover flap says better than I can,they are stories of “deception, murder,dangerous games,and love gone wrong.” Highly recommend! #libraryfind

#sundaybuddyread this evening.

Opening this tonight- from my TBR mountains.😀

#20in4 #MayDaySpecial #Readathon

Reporting my reading:
Night Blind - 240pp, finished.
To the Grave- listened to 15 chapters, now at ch. 31. 31/48 chapters completed.
Seasonsl Work - 184 pp.
An Accidental Corpse,296 pp.Finished.

I read the first in this series, Snowblind, when it was published. This has been in my TBR awhile. Trying to whittle away my stacks. I love the setting, Iceland, and the characters who are shaped by the climate, and winter darkness.

The first sentence: “Unsettling.”

Unfortunately I could not get the Typorama app to align the text to the left, the way this poem is written. I am loving this poetry book @Readergrrl !
For some reason I thought of our buddy read, This Life, when I read this poem. @GingerAntics @ravenlee @TheBookHippie

Two books are buddy reads by week- Lost Among the Living and This Life. The others I plan to read/listen as I can. Full weeks at work until we end in June- parent meetings, graduation activities, exams.

These are the books I hope to read this May. #sundaybuddyread #literarycrew

Report as of this morning(Sunday) started the audiobook, To the Grave. On cp 16/49. Finished An Accidental Corpse(296 pages this weekend)and read 184 pgs of Seasonal Work. #20in4 #readathon #MayDaySpecial

#weeklyreport

Finished the 3 books in the top row this past week. In various stages with the books in the bottom row.

All snuggled up on the love seat and ready for an after dinner read.#MayDaySpecial #20in4 #readathon

#porchlife #booksandcoffee ☕️📚

Sneaking some reading in before noon. Sunny, but windy so I am on my porch wrapped in a warm poncho. The porch faces north& slightly west, so pictures come out darker than later in the day. I just started putting some porch furniture & do-dads out today.

#daffodils #magnolia #RobertTree #dandelion #weddingdaffodils #AlliandLiMei #magnolia #peonies

Spring in my yard today!

To The Dandelion
Dear common flower,that grow‘st beside the way,
Fringing the dusty road with harmless gold!
First pledge of of blithesome May,…
-James Russel Lowell

#coffeeandbooks #saturdaymorning

I forgot to turn off my alarm for work so it went off at 5:30 a.m.- waking the cats and me. An early breakfast was had by all.

Last night read 97 pgs of How the Irish Saved Civilization, finishing the book. Then read 48 pgs of An Accidental Corpse.
Littens, join in this #20in4readathon #MayDaySpecial

#ThoughtfulThursday

🥀 own the tagged book but it‘s still TBR

🥀love to garden. Have perennials, which I border with marigolds.

#🥀 I read in my porch

🥀 spring water

Loving the oh so human, flawed DC Cat Kinsella.

#weeklyreport #weeklyforecast
Listening to In the Blood-ch 46/69;read/finished Murder in Chianti;on ch.2 In Orwell‘s Roses;This life-plan to make up last 2weeks of assigned reading; 1ch left to read of How the Irish Saved Civilization;The Crypt Thief;50% more reading to finish. Goals are simple: read what I can, no pressure. #audiomystery #geneology #winecountry #Italianbistro #OrwellsRoses #deadphilosopherssociety #ThisLife #celtichistory #kindle

This self published poetry book is titled but not in the data base. Deborah Nash Ott is a dear friend who opened the floodgates of poetry & its depths for me. She is an avid birder, so choosing this poem to share reflects her poetic “soul.”
#TwinSouls #SacredGround #poetry #divineinnature #birding

#porchlife #afternoonread #birdsong #peaceandquiet

What a perfect #AprilPoetrySwap !Thank you so much Cynthia! You cannot wait to read these poems(tagged book), grind these local coffee beans, & snack on the beer Spanish peanut brittle! Apologies to you, @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit for posting so late.

Some fun for tonight:book editor for small niche publishing house, wannabe Romance author, interacts through notations “between the margins”of her manuscript, with a mysterious,shadowy,editor. Delightful with comical moments so far.

Daffodils and spring.Daffodils have bloomed in my yard this weekend. Seniors in my HS are studying this lovely poem right now- chosen for today‘s date in the tagged book.

#AwesomeApril #Readathon #weeklyreport #weeklyforecast

I was on spring break from work this past week so I was able to accomplish more reading than usual. Finished Postscript Murders,Pont Neuf,Missing and Endangered, & Murder in Old Bombay. The others I am at various stages of reading.

#coffeeandbooks
Early morning sustenance. Happy Easter and Hanukkah and Ramadan and Sunday!
Off to a family brunch later today.

Installment #2 In this mystery series featuring U.S.anatomist Dr. Thomas Silkstone,comes to work in 1980‘s London.A sense of darkness,dread,& foreboding is felt throughput the novel, as both corpses & the living are sold to unscrupulous scientists& criminals for dissection & experimentation. While Dr.Silkstone receives his corpses through legitimate means,his arch rival,Dr. John Hunter goes to evil lengths to get his bodies.🔽